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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Andrew B Whitaker, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WHITAKER, ANDREW B

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3628 3629

This examiner grants 19% of resolved cases

Analysis

WHITAKER, ANDREW B is assigned to Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3628. The record covers 578 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 18.7% and a median of 1524 days to allowance. The interview lift is 18.6%, a positive result that suggests interviews can help, although the low allowance rate indicates that substantive prosecution remains challenging.

The listed companies are JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., International Business Machines Corporation, and LG Electronics Inc. The listed firms are BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, Amarok IP Inc., and ARC PATENTS. Practitioners should enter interviews with a precise theory for distinguishing the cited art and a prepared amendment path. The 1524-day median supports early development of fallback claims and realistic expectations about the time required to reach allowance.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

18.7%
Allow Rate
-33.3% vs TC avg
627
Total Applications
+18.6%
Interview Lift
1524
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 578 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

35.4%
§101 Eligibility
9.5%
§102 Novelty
39.2%
§103 Obviousness
10.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18533807 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DEVICE FOR PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19021213 MOVING OBJECT AND REMOTE SUPPORT SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17534481 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR MODULAR PLANTS Final Rejection ABB Schweiz AG
18025325 SERVER DEVICE, SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SERVER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18004446 METHOD FOR SHARING DATA RELATING TO THE MANUFACTURING OF A PRODUCT Non-Final OA THALES
18766776 EXPECTED-POWER-VALUE ESTIMATION DEVICE AND EXPECTED-POWER-VALUE ESTIMATION METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18557158 PREDICTION APPARATUS, LEARNING APPARATUS, PREDICTION METHOD, LEARNING METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
19172003 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A USER INTERFACE AND UTILIZING A SMART CONTRACT Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18216678 PROJECT PLANNING WITH MULTI-DIMENSIONAL VISUALIZATION Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
16677381 TRANSFORMING PARALLEL PROCESS MODELS INTO STATECHARTS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18414098 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADVANCED WARNING OF TRANSIENT STATES IN AN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
17084559 SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATED TO THE UTILIZATION, MAINTENANCE, AND PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA BY CUSTOMERS Final Rejection Genesys Cloud Services, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Andrew B Whitaker's allowance rate?

18.7% of resolved applications examined by Andrew B Whitaker were allowed (578 resolved cases), compared with 29.8% across Art Unit 3628 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Andrew B Whitaker?

This examiner's interview lift is +18.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Andrew B Whitaker take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Andrew B Whitaker took 1,524 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Andrew B Whitaker work in?

Andrew B Whitaker examines applications in Art Unit 3628 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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